The Kebbi State Police Command has rescued five kidnapped victims and arrested three suspected members of a criminal gang following a coordinated security operation in Dakingari, Suru Local Government Area.
The operation followed intelligence reports that armed men had invaded Dolen Kwandage Village and abducted three residents identified as Samaila Abubakar, 35; Dayyaba Muhammadu, 32; and Balki Hakimi, 31.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, said operatives, working alongside local vigilantes, pursued the kidnappers and forced them to abandon their captives.
The operation also secured the freedom of two women, Moe Muddaha, 50, and Hadiza Bello, 30, who had earlier been abducted from Yarma Village in the same local government area.
All five victims were rescued unhurt, taken to General Hospital, Dakingari, for medical examination and subsequently reunited with their families.
The arrested suspects were identified as Umaru Janyo, 49; Bube Kwaire, 28; and Muhammadu Gyade, 22.
Police said other members of the gang escaped during the operation with suspected gunshot injuries.
Items recovered included an unregistered Haojue motorcycle, ₦308,000 in cash, a chain and a jerrycan.
The Commissioner of Police, Umar M. Hadejia, commended the operatives and vigilante collaborators, assuring residents that efforts were ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects.
The operation highlights the importance of intelligence-led policing and community collaboration in addressing kidnapping across Kebbi State and the wider North-West region.
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